“What could be attributed to the success of the organization? Our members.”

Check out this Q&A NWLSO at the University of Puerto Rico had with 2016-17 Ms. JD Fellow Celine Aka: http://bit.ly/2lRGk4Z.

NWLSO-UPR is the proud awardee of the 2017 Ms. JD Law School Chapter Award! This award is given to a law school organization that champions the advancement of women law students through, for example, chapter initiatives (including pre-law initiatives), programming or recruitment.

To learn more about the other awardees click here: http://ms-jd.org/blog/article/ms.-jd-is-excited-to-announce-the-2017-ms.-jd-honors-awardees. For all the details on the #PROPEL Ms. JD Conference click here: http://ms-jd.org/annual-conference/2017-conference/.

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Our chapter is thrilled to announce it has been selected for the Law School Chapter Award to be given at this year’s Ms. JD’s Annual Conference in Chicago- Promoting Retention Opportunity Partnership Excellence and Leadership (P.R.O.P.E.L.) this March. The award is given to a law school organization that champions the advancement of women law students through, for example, chapter initiatives (including pre-law initiatives), programming or recruitment.

NWLSO-UPR was founded in 2014 and launched its most successful program yet–the Student Mentorship Program, where upper-class students are paired with new students for a year of networking, guidance, and empowerment. Since then, along with other initiatives and activities, it has grown and empowered many women at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Our goal is to keep promoting our strength in unity and advocating for equality in the profession. NWLSO congratulates the other awardees in receiving a Ms. JD Award and is honored to be part of such a remarkable group of leaders. To learn more about the other awardees please click here: http://ms-jd.org/blog/article/ms.-jd-is-excited-to-announce-the-2017-ms.-jd-honors-awardees. Myraida Meléndez, our current President, will be receiving the award at the Conference this year on behalf of our organization.

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A group of NWLSO members sat with renowned criminal defense attorney, Mayra López Mulero, this past Friday for an intimate word exchange at Restaurant Bagua in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She vividly discussed her academic experiences and the obstacles she was able to overcome as a young and opinionated female attorney in the criminal justice system.

Her advice was refreshingly realistic and she held nothing back when speaking about the procedural injustices defendants often face and in most cases, without the financial means to pay for a decent defense. She spoke about some of the cases that have made national news and provided her thoughts on prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the correctional system. With her vibrant personality and fierce belief in justice, the discussion quickly became a motivational speech for the future attorneys sitting at the table. Check out some of her inspirational quotes both in Spanish and English below:

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NWLSO members dressed in pink yesterday, October 21, 2016 in solidarity with the fight against breast cancer. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. October is also known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.